Last year was the first time that I implemented the Cardboard Challenge Valentine’s Day Box Project, and my fourth graders were all about it.  They came with AMAZING projects, and my third grade group salivated all over them.  Although I have been doing Valentine’s Day Book Reports with my third graders for a few years (and continued to do that… View Post

Hi, friends!  Since I have been majorly struggling to  keep up with taking pictures and posting about my classroom happenings throughout this pregnancy, I thought I would switch things up and go back to the basics.  I want to start blogging more about theory and practice and research.  Those are the things that make my heart go pitter-pat, and it’s… View Post

Hi friends!  I just wanted to share a new resource I created to incorporate some seasonal formative assessments into my classroom routine.  I am going to be creating monthly packs to review and/or assess standards as we progress through the school year.  I am SO excited about how the first pack turned out, and I have already put some of… View Post

Hello, hello! Oh my goodness, long-lost friends. Pregnancy brain, as it turns out, is a real thing, not a myth. Life has been a complete adventure lately, but we are getting to the fun part– finding out the sweet baby’s gender in a few short weeks. I also am in the process of starting our registry which has been equal… View Post

This post is way overdue, but I am finally ready to share my classroom space with you after a few weeks back in business! As I mentioned a while ago, this summer, I walked into my classroom, and I crinkled up my nose at my theme.  Although I have never been an over-the-top theme aficionado, I realized that I was… View Post